Unit 1 Review

We already have enough toilet paper; buying more would be ___.

What is usually NOT a good idea during a quickwrite?

Which of the following is NOT a value of Transcendentalist philosophy and literature?

Her concern for the children was ___ in the sad look on her face.

What's the term for a person like Emily Dickinson who doesn't leave her home often?

What was Walt Whitman's nickname?

The word "text" derives from the Latin "textere" which means...

In addition to Walden, Life in the Woods, what was Thoreau's other influential work of literature?

What was the name of the pond where Henry David Thoreau built his cabin?

Which of the following does NOT describe most of Emily Dickinson's poetry?

Because of my asthma, I have a strong ___ to smoke.

What do we call Emily Dickinson's use of ending lines with similar, but not rhyming, sounds?

The focus on logic, math, and scientific rationalism in the late 1700s was the result of what intellectual movement?

It is my strong ___ that sophomores should have the freedom to leave school at lunch.

Unlike the rationalists, the Romantics celebrated love, beauty, emotions, and creativity.

Background on a text's author or history is called ___.

What do we call Whitman's poetry that lacks conventional rhyme and meter?

The process of chunking a text, annotating key ideas, analyzing, and discussing is called ____.

Transcendentalism became popular in the United States during what century?

Emerson writes, "I become a transparent eye-ball." Which is NOT a good analysis of this passage?

What was the occupation of Ralph Waldo Emerson's father and grandfather?

"To be great is to be ___." -Emerson

Many Transcendentalists wanted to create a "perfect society." Which word best describes this idea?

What was Walt Whitman's job during the Civil War?